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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Would

He just called me and told me you will/would go see him on Monday.

What's the difference between using will/would? Which one is grammatical?

Which would a native say?

Thank you.
  

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What's the difference between using will/would? Thank you. Both are correct, but the meanings can be different.

— Canadian45

  • What's the difference between using will/would?
  • Thank you.
  • Both are correct, but the meanings can be different.
  • "will" is (more) definite; "would" can be (more) conditional.
  • He just called me and told me you would go see him on Monday (if the problem remains unsolved).
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PreciousJonesHe just called me and told me you will/would go see him on Monday.What's the difference between using will/would? Which one is grammatical?Which would a native say?Thank you.
Both are correct, but the meanings can be different.
"will" is (more) definite; "would" can be (more) conditional.

He just called
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canadian45 PreciousJonesHe just called me and told me you will/would go see him on Monday.What's the difference between using will/would? Which one is grammatical?Which would a native say?Thank you.Both are correct, but the meanings can be different."will" is (more) definite; "would" can be (more) conditional.He just called me and told me you would go see him on Monday (i
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Shouldn't all the tenses stay the same in this situation?
No, there is absolutely no reason to have all the tenses the same. Choose tenses only according to what correctly expresses your intended meaning.
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